People and neighbours · Something to leave
Never torment a tied or confined animal
- The practice
- Do not use a tied or caged animal as a target or for cruel amusement.
- When
- When around animals, games or hunting
- In daily life
- If friends start teasing a caged or tied-up animal for a laugh or a video, don't join in, and say something if you can. When kids poke at a pet in its cage, gently stop them and show them how to be kind to it.
The source
دَخَلْتُ مَعَ أَنَسٍ عَلَى الْحَكَمِ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ، فَرَأَى غِلْمَانًا ـ أَوْ فِتْيَانًا ـ نَصَبُوا دَجَاجَةً يَرْمُونَهَا. فَقَالَ أَنَسٌ نَهَى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ تُصْبَرَ الْبَهَائِمُ.
“Anas and I went to Al-Hakam bin Aiyub. Anas saw some boys shooting at a tied hen. Anas said, "The Prophet has forbidden the shooting of tied or confined animals”Narrated by Hisham bin ZaidSahih al-Bukhari 5513
The full hadith, with its chain and grading →Arabic: ara-bukhari · Translation: Muhsin Khan (eng-bukhari), from the eng-bukhari edition of hadith-api (public domain), sunnah.com numbering.
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Make du'a for your hostLeaving after being hosted for a mealCook a little extra for your neighborWhen you cook soup or stewGive water to an animal in needSeeing an animal in need, or a daily water bowl outsideAccept invitations, even modest onesReceiving an invitation or a small giftGreet people with salam firstmeeting or passing someoneReturn every salam, equal or bettersomeone greets you with salam
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Get early accessSources: Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, and narrations of Jami at-Tirmidhi graded sahih or hasan sahih by al-Albani.